Post op Bums

[nkta6487 14]

Question not to be nasty but what were your BMs like post sleeve?

[nkta6487 14]

I meant post op Bowel movements not bums

[Rashi 26]

Bums sounds cooler 🤭. I'm 2 weeks out and the Constipation is definitely in the way. I'm not miserable with bloat or pain, just needing relief b/c these "partial" BM's mean nothing. Today my provider told me it could last about 6 mos and encouraged me to take stool softener everyday.

[ShoppGirl 5,072]

Yea. I’m almost 6 weeks. Post SADI but I’m revised from sleeve and it’s pretty much the same. It goes from Constipation to loose stool and back again. Takes a while to figure out what combo of Fiber, stool softeners and laxitives work best for you. The Protein, Vitamins, and lack of adequate fiber in your diet as well as pain meds and I believe even the anesthesia take a toll for a while. I am still on two stool softeners a day and soluble fiber plus I was low on magnesium so I’m taking that which also helps with Bowel function. I am trying to wean off the stool softeners now since I am eating a bit more fiber and the NP said to cut back one dose at a time and to do a few days taking it every other day before cutting it out. Just in case anyone else wondered how to do that. I tried to just cut out one dose and ended up needing a laxative. Hopefully her way works.

[summerseeker 2,388]

I had IBS pre surgery, I flip flopped being either loose or constipated. Now I am just seriously constipated. Its a big deal to live with.

[ms.sss 15,816]

i went from pooping 2-3 times a day pre-WLS to pooping every 3-4 days post-WLS.

i had to keep on top of Constipation the first year, but now, (i'm 6 yrs out next month), i don't need to take any supplements or poop aids anymore. i've accepted i just don't poop alot, ha.

i do have a problem pooping on vacation, and often look like i'm 3 months pregnant after an extended period away form my home toilet. i'm not uncomfortable nor in pain, so i don't worry about it too much anymore. so long as i poop withing 1-2 days of getting home i'm good.

you'll find out what your new normal is and can act accordingly

[nkta6487 14]

Ok I’ve had a couple since surgery I’m 6 days post op but I haven’t been having them as much I follow up with doc Thursday at this point in not having pain just a lil gas trapping here and there but I’ve been trying to move and rest and the same time lol

[Arabesque 7,594]

You tend to experience Constipation &/or diarrhoea post surgery. The constipation will often remain a regular occurrence. Initially it’s because of the surgery (blood and digestive irritation from the surgery and then because you’re on the liquid diet & consuming so little & not having much to poop out. Best advice is to try to keep on top of it. Add some soluble fibre to your diet, set a routine for a stool softener or similar. For example I’d take a stool softener (coloxyl)or similar if I hadn’t gone in three days. (Going every 2nd day was pretty common for me especially while losing.) Now 5 years out, I’ll take one if I haven’t gone for 2 or 3 days. (I’m on Creons and they tend to firm things up and slow the progress through the intestines which doesn’t help.)

Some people swear by smooth tea, or regular Miralax. You may have to try a few things but you’ll discover what works for you in time and it may change as you progress and eat more and a greater variety of food types.